2009 Mercury Prize shortlist announced

Kasabian, Florence And The Machine tipped

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This morning saw the announcement of the shortlist for the 2009 Barclaycard Mercury Prize for best album.

Florence And The Machine and Kasabian have emerged as early favourites for the £20,000 prize, which is voted for by a panel of music industry figures and critics and will be announced on 8 September 2009.

Nominations for the Mercury prize 2009(with odds from bookmaker William Hill)